Daniel James Jr.

Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. was a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force who, in 1975, became the first African American to reach the rank of four-star general in the United States Armed Forces. Three years later, James was forced to retire prematurely due to heart issues, just weeks before he died of a heart attack.

11 February 1920

Born on the same birth date (11 February 1920): Billy Halop • Daniel F. Galouye • Farouk of Egypt

Born on the same birth day (11 February): Alexander H. Stephens • Billy Halop • Budge Patty • Carey Lowell • Egidio Duni • Ellen van Dijk • Hans-Georg Gadamer • Henry Fox Talbot • Jean Baptiste Charbonneau • John F. Fitzgerald • John Salako • John Warren Davis (college president) • Nikola Mirotić • Richard Hamming • Tom Veryzer • Varg Vikernes

Born in the same month (February 1920): Annie Glenn • Arthur Willis • Curt Swan • Endicott Peabody • Farouk of Egypt • Henry Heimlich • Ivo Caprino • Jaan Kross • Jadwiga Piłsudska • James Mitchell (actor) • Karl Albrecht • Oscar Brand • Reg Simpson • Russell Arms • Tony Gaze